Converse steps up its game in San Francisco

Published 10:23 pm, Thursday, September 12, 2013

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Converse has teamed up with ShoeBiz in another collaboration -- the Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Moments Collection -- that celebrates historic moments in San Francisco's history: the Gold Rush, the Golden Gate Bridge and the 1906 earthquake. less

Converse has teamed up with ShoeBiz in another collaboration -- the Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Moments Collection -- that celebrates historic moments in San Francisco's history: the Gold Rush, the ... more

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On the heels of opening its huge Union Square location, Converse also released its limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Collection ($65, while supplies last), featuring three postcard-worthy visuals: the Golden Gate Bridge, a streetcar and the Painted Ladies. This is the the Painted Ladies side view. less

On the heels of opening its huge Union Square location, Converse also released its limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Collection ($65, while supplies last), featuring three postcard-worthy ... more

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On the heels of opening its huge Union Square location, Converse also released its limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Collection ($65, while supplies last), featuring three postcard-worthy visuals: the Golden Gate Bridge, a streetcar and the Painted Ladies. This is the the Painted Ladies back view. less

On the heels of opening its huge Union Square location, Converse also released its limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Collection ($65, while supplies last), featuring three postcard-worthy ... more

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On the heels of opening its huge Union Square location, Converse also released its limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Collection ($65, while supplies last), featuring three postcard-worthy visuals: the Golden Gate Bridge, a streetcar and the Painted Ladies. This is the streetcar. less

On the heels of opening its huge Union Square location, Converse also released its limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Collection ($65, while supplies last), featuring three postcard-worthy ... more

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Converse steps up its game in San Francisco

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At roughly 7-by-7 square miles, San Francisco is pretty much a bipedal paradise. To get you started on the right foot, Converse released two San Francisco-centric Chuck Taylor All Star collections on the heels of its first Northern California store opening in Union Square. Along with its footwear, clothing and accessories, the Market Street store offers a chance to design your own Converse, using an iPad to browse and select graphics and images that are then screen-printed onto the shoes. For a uniquely San Francisco imprint, the store also carries the limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Collection ($65, while supplies last), featuring three postcard-worthy visuals: the Golden Gate Bridge, a streetcar and the Painted Ladies.

Converse also just launched the Chuck Taylor All Star San Francisco Moments Collection, a collaboration with retailer ShoeBiz that focuses on historic topics: the Gold Rush, the Golden Gate Bridge and the 1906 earthquake. And although it's technically not a historic subject, don't miss the Muni shoe designed by Alán González. The collaboration is a fundraiser, with ShoeBiz donating all of the collection's earnings to Compass Family Services, a San Francisco nonprofit that helps homeless families. The shoes ($60) are available online and at the Haight Street location.